Flicks: Clooney always looks good  yes, even in stop-motion

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Oct 28, 2009 at 12:01 AMOct 28, 2009 at 9:38 AM

Name the actor who portrayed the following: George Burnett, Chic Chesbro, Booker Brooks, Det. James Falconer and Sparky the Dog. If you guessed George Clooney, confidently adjust your finely tailored jacket.

John Meo

Just when you thought it was safe, or at least worth the effort to go back to the movies, Hollywood chucks another worthless pile at unsuspecting audiences.

Last week, I introduced the two-word review for the movies I thought wouldn’t detonate on the launch pad. This week, in an unprecedented Flicks event (it’s week two, what do you expect?), I give you ALL two-word reviews.

However, in the interest of filling my allotted space, it’s Flicks quiz time.

Name the actor who portrayed the following: George Burnett, Chic Chesbro, Booker Brooks, Det. James Falconer and Sparky the Dog.

His choices haven’t been perfect -- “Peacemaker,” “Solaris,” “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,” “Out of Sight” -- but no one’s cooler than Clooney when he’s working in his wheelhouse. And no one, except his pal Brad Pitt, can capture self-assured idiocy quite so well: see Harry Pfarrer, Dodge Connelly and Everett McGill. And frankly, there’s something to be said for someone of Clooney’s stature doing not one, but two uncredited appearances on “South Park.”

Clooney has two movies coming to theaters in the next few weeks: “The Men Who Stare at Goats” and “Fantastic Mr. Fox.”

The “Goats” trailer is better than half the stuff out this year. I still have a hard time imagining Jeff Bridges as anything but The Dude, though. There’s always a beverage here, man.

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